"This is the most important show to me since my mom passed," Kanye West revealed, as a hush fell over the capacity crowd on closing night of the Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival.

In the middle of a powerful hits-filled set that also featured cuts off his current album, "My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy," the 33-year-old hip-hop superstar suddenly had a confessional moment.

"When I made the album, I was in a really dark place in my life...losing everything that was dear to me," he told the audience from center stage. "To still love me after everything you've seen me say on TV...to still have fans...I really appreciate you all tonight, because I'm only trying to say and do what's right."

"I'm not the best singer in the world," West continued, before talking about how it was the most authentic way for him to convey his feelings. "So many times I thought about not being here, but you make it all worth it."

If there's one thing Kanye West knows how to do, it's put on a dramatic show. In fact, he started the program by riding a giant mechanical arm high above the crowd. It deposited him on stage, where he was joined by a couple dozen dancers, who helped him illustrate his fall from grace and subsequent "re-birth."

Although artists he's collaborated with - like Rihanna and Katy Perry - had been spotted at Coachella over the weekend, West chose to go the solo route, tearing through his ample arsenal of hits from every phase of his career. He performed 27 songs, including "Jesus Walks," "Love Lockdown," "Heartless," "Gold Digger," "Stronger," and his recent tongue-in-cheek single, "Runaway" (which had the audience singing along to the lyrics, "Let's have a toast for the scumbags").

There were lots of fireworks, and the multitude of ballerinas and avant-garde dancers made the set feel like a piece of performance art at times - purposely discordant and unsettling. But the most poignant moments were when West was on the stage by himself, baring his soul to the full moon, the desert stars and 75,000 or so festival-goers.

His face was wet with tears when he finished his last song, "Hey Mama." Donda West died tragically in 2007 due to complications from cosmetic surgery. She was 58 - a former college professor who was also instrumental in guiding her son's career.

"This show is dedicated to you, Mama," were the last words out of West's mouth before he left the stage.

Hello – I ask question – Is this man Mr.Kanye West from West Kenya? I call my good friend Undugu from our village and we agree we never heard of this man Mr. West. I wonder if he play before at Gbagbo discoteque before it burn down in fire two years ago. Thank you for answer. -Mogugbo-

Kanye West is Very talented, although he comes off arrogant and harsh. He is an amazing artist and even better performer. I caught The Coachella Performance Via WEbcast on Youtube (thanks 5gum) and It was one of the best performances I ever seen and this is coming from a frequent Concert Go-er(Lolla, Coachella, Bonnaroo and Glastobury) He does act like Kid and Brat at times, but He is making himself into an artist that will be talked about for a long time.

People are still mad about what he did to Taylor Swift....jeez get over it. She still eating. At least Kanye is man enough to apologize and still pump out good music. Like to see you people do the same.

It is always okay to state your hurt,shame & disapointments. However, we must all remember that although we are not all in the spot-light: we all have areas in our lives that need some correction & maintaining... Yes, it was unfortunate what Happened to Ms. Swift and disturbing to think that Mr. West reacted the way he did. He is not the first perp, unfortunatly there will be more celeb victims. Oh what a tangled web we weave.

kanye sucks just like most of the non talented so called artists in the rap world. so they can rhyme ebonics and steal music from when mainstream music actually had ppl who could perform live with instruments without singing through a computer to alter their voice. kanye is a bigot also. trying to b some new age malcom x. in history the less civilized races however unfortunate were subjected to slavery NOT just the blacks. and not every white europian race was involved in the slave trade. which i might add wasnt a commando operation where they just went to africa and took them by force. coffee, sugar, and other unknown commodities were used to barter for the unwanted. true their treatment was inhumane and brutal but that was a different time and politics was religion and religion is behind most if not all of conflicts of that time and prior. sorry kanye if im not moved by ur crocodile tears. i dont respect u in the least and ur time in the sun is comming to a close. your nothing special and your political rhetoric will be your downfall. you will be just another mc hammer. "word up coz"

Just a shameless attempt to fool people into thinking he has changed. Sorry yer mom is dead, but I still don't like your "music". If we outlawed sampling aand auto-tune, most of these hacks would be workin at McDonald's!

I dont see the big deal about the taylor swift thing. ya he shouldnt have done it, but for petes sakes get over it. taylor makes a song about it a year later.. really woman up this isnt gonna be the hardest thing uve ever had to go through . and the mans mom had just died cut him some slack

This racist, no-talent, drunken drugged out waste of space loves nobody but himself. He is a manipulator and will use anything he can to bring the spotlight onto him. When will this idiot's 15 minutes be over so we don't have to see or hear about him any more?

He is a jerk. The bs he pulled on Taylor Swift proved it. If the situation was seversed he would be whinning and crying foul. His music will go the way of the dodo bird. the concieted, self centered, talentless creep, hack that has the personality of a run over garter snake.

@Ted Nugent..are you having the bad case of cat scratch fever? Maybe you need to stroke some pu$.$y fur with a stroke of your hand and you will feel better..lol. Just busting your crops but I think you got the joke being you are a Ted Nugent fan.

Dear Sue: I BELIEVE IN MIRACLES. I have faith that Ryan will wake up, and that all the hard work that Ken is doing in keeping his body in shape will pay off tmloendrusey. God hears our prayers. We don't know His timing or His exact plan. But we can have REAL HOPE. We do have to patiently listen to the lessons He is teaching us while we wait. I have to believe that out of this horrible tragedy good things MUST come. If ONE person who follow Ryan's story decides to back away from a fight instead of give in to their madness and hurt someone. If ONE person facing a brain injury gains some faith because of YOUR faithfulness in working with and loving Ryan. If the new treatments that will start help ONE other person, if ONE person has hope in the face of tragedy because of all that you pour out of your heart, it gives me a piece of joy. You are a spectacular mother setting a perfect example of what Moms do for their children. You are in my prayers every single day. Keep up the fight!

Keep hating on a man who showed a little emotion, real big of you all. Oh yeah, you hate him because he fulfilled his dreams and is living up to his potential while most of you are working 9-5, forgot what your dreams even were, and living to make your boss wealthy while you live check to check. So get some rest, tomorrow will be an early day and you better clock in on time or who knows what your fate may be. As far as Kanye, he'll be sleeping late on a pile of money and, oh yeah, he won't be clocking in unless HE wants to. Now, back to your pathetic lives, wow.

OK losers, heres your big chance to bash a guy you wish you were, but unfortunately your salary is on his wrist. Unbelievable hate for no reason, oh yeah, Jealousy. He's more talented than you losers could wish to be, so go to sleep, you got to get your butts to work early or your boss man will fire you, and ya know you haven't saved, so be smart. Kanye, he can sleep all day on a pile of money while he poops golden nuggets, he'll be alright. HATERZ

Well thanks for letting us all know you have a huge poster up of Kayne in your bedroom and fall asleep everynight with his name on your lips as you drift off thinking about rolling in his gold poop nuggets and being his very special man/woman ......good to have an obsession.....hopefully he calls and you can make it real...

Kanye has talent undeniable!!! It's like Michael Jackson who was a totally different person on stage but some had question about his lifestyle as well. MJ was awesome btw... My point is Kaye loved and respected his mother there is nothing any critic of his has to say. R.I.P. Ms. West

What's up with the "Fall from Grace" and the "Rebirth" thing. It must be something going around in the Hip-Hop industry. Didn't Jay-Z and Beyonce say the same mess?? Our world is coming to an end soon!!

Kanye West is an awsome artist. Everyone makes mistakes, an I can tell u from personal experience that the loss of a parent is catastrophic. It affects everyone differently an until you go through it u can't say anything. Only God can judge, who are you?

Snoop Said about Kenye > "he should have his As* beat... so then here we see Kenny and a Clown Ted Nugent of the obsolete Metal scenes in Gangsta gangland agreement > There is no hip hop scene > there are only individuals >get it?
No or course not cause you are gangland BORG mentality and nonsense to the world. What have Americans got to be
angry about as they swagger about the world telling OTHER people what they should do? Hey... Kanye... that BUSH SHOE is what upset the worlds most spoiled GANGSTAS and their TED NUGENT Southern plantation agendas.

Hilarious > what can WE LEARN FROM YOU? to ignore YOU... and your BORG mentalities.

Hollywood is not the world and America clearly is not Egypt... A victim HOOD is the real claim and game of ALL America from the Tea party to the Military... ALL CLAIM SPECIAL VICTIM STATUS while living as Kings.

True fans love you and follow you no matter what nobody is perfect. The only perfect being is God your mamam is is looking down on you and she is very proud of you. The ones pointing fingers just know you have three fingers pointing back at you. Love , peace, and. Happiness Mr. West
True fan Veeta

Everybody have made mistakes in their life,some tried 2 make it right,and some continue.Its not easy 2 b a star with issues and yet try 2 please the world.he is human,and he's just being him.life is short enjoy every moment.KANYE keep up the good work,kisses.

Montoya:Based on my experience with OccupyBoston, you are alsbluteoy right about how COINTELPRO has completely subverted and crippled these movements.Do ya'all wonder why there are no demands yet? They have set it up so that 10% can veto anything and they keep the late night discussions going so freakin' long that 3 hours later (for a simple anti-war / bring our troops home demand'), 70-80% of the crowd has left, such that by then a dozen people are enough to block the motion for absurd procedural reasons.I tried to get involved in the canvassing, to help convince more people to revolt, and they basically censored what I could say: my own reasons for revolt (systematic child molestation, involving even GHW Bush, as evidenced by the banned movie Conspiracy of Silence ) were not acceptable to them: I was only allowed to talk about milquetoast leftist reasons.Can you imagine? A supposedly hard-core protest movement that helps the government censor explosive information. To add insult to injury, I'm told that I need to get the grossly dysfunctional General Assembly to validate my canvassing script, even though others don't need to If that BS assembly can't vote to demand an end to the wars, then they surely can't vote on something more complex like my canvassing script and its related banned movie.Well, I'm not giving up the fight, regardless: I still support OWS and its related sites, just like I support what's left of the legitimate Tea Party movement, but I'll spend my energies fighting this vile system of ours in other projects, since these ones have clearly been set up to fail miserably. I hope that outsiders will treat them with a bit of sympathy and pity: it's not easy dealing with the well coordinated actions of professional counter-insurgents

are you people fxcking seriously? if you have lost a loved one, my sincere condolences, but how dare any of you mock someone, ANYONE, and minimize their emotion for tears following something dedicated to a loved one who has passed; would you want to be pointed and laughed at in that instance? uh, probably not. all of these comments, if anything, validate any alleged publicity stunt on kanyeezy's part, and if anything are equally or greater in immaturity than getting drunk & interrupting taylor swift, whom you probably don't give a shxt about anyway, jesus. calm down, little children, calm down.

It's terrible that she died but she did not die from some terrible disease like you implied. She died due to complications of an unnecessary surgery. My mother passed away after cancer – 2 years of chemo, lost over 130 lbs, and was a shell of the women she once was. Did I go and seek attention and pitty? No. Kanye's mother was probably a very nice women, but Kanye is an a$$ bag who respect no one but himself, only does anything for someone else when it will benefit him.

I still think he needs to be taken out behind the barn and have his butt whipped at least once a week just to remind him of who he isn't. He is only a boy wanting to become a man. I don't think he'll become a man until he begins to give of himself to others and right now he is not doing that.

i think kanye needed to be seriously humbled. it looks like he may have had a good dose. he needs to channel his energy better and use his head more. but america is the land of second chances. i think as long as kanye is willing to act like a human being his past should be left in the past and he should be able to write a new chapter.

The author of this article clearly isn't a Kanye fan. His tone of writing seems like it came from an old white man who didn't want to watch the show.
Kanye is talented & he probably spent alot of money for all those dancers & special effects so people could enjoy his set.
Furthermoreeeee how is this man supposed to get over his mom passing? Having a convo about Kanye with ignorant white ppl is irritating.

No kidding. These days, anyone with an autotuner is considered talented. But listen to the vast majority of them try to sing without one, especially something like the national anthem that requires some actual vocal range, and you discover just how untalented they really are.

You think you're awesome- you are.
You think others are awful- they are.
Your ego is REFRESHING.
Your rock-star persona- something the world has been missing since the 70s.

I can't understand how upset people are at Kanye. ... MJ (someone that i LOVE) quite possibly molested children. Chris Brown beat his girlfriend. R. KELLY peed on a minor! Kanye got drunk and interrupted the least important award show on tv... how is he so awful, again?

I like his music, he's a extremely talented artist. He lost his track after his mother death, is obvious he feels the loneliness after the lost of the one person who loves for who you are as a human being not because his money and celebrity status. Is my opinion his past erratic behavior is due to extreme sense of pain and loneliness, he needs to find true love to recover his confidence. Looks like he is on his way to be a better person.

Wow...the last few haters are ridiculous. Did you all just wanted to have something to say? You just really wanted to do the "I'm Original/I'm a Leader Not a Follower thing." U all are irrelevant idiots. Kanye is an great artist. He's original, lyrically versatile, and his last two albums proves that. Even if your not a Kanye fan you have no right to judge his personal life.None of us can judge his character because none of us know him.People tend to 4get that.We don't know any of these celebs so why judge?

He gets away with stuff cause he is a celeb...period! He is a great producer an average rapper and can't "sing"...oh and just because he said bush was a racist...yeah he said what a lot of people were thinking. Maybe not the best time to say it but it is what it is....and whoever said him mom deserverd to die because she had plastic surgery is an idiot!! Really? She deserved it??? Wow...

FACT: " FORASMUCH THEN AS THE CHILDREN ARE PARTAKERS OF FLESH AND BLOOD, HE ALSO
(MEANING CHRIST JESUS) HIMSELF LIKEWISE TOOK PART OF THE SAME, THAT THROUGH DEATH
HE MIGHT DESTROY HIM THAT HAD THE POWER OF DEATH, THAT IS THE DEVIL" (Hebrews 2:14)
"AND I SAW AN ANGEL COME DOWN FROM HEAVEN HAVING THE KEYS OF THE BOTTOMLESS PIT AND A
GREAT CHAIN IN HIS HAND AND HE LAID HOLD OF THE DRAGON , THAT OLD SERPENT, WHICH IS THE DEVIL
AND SATAN AND BOUND HIM FOR A THOUSAND YEARS. (Revelation 20:1,2)

AND I SAW THE DEAD, SMALL AND GREAT STAND BEFORE GOD:AND BOOKS WERE OPEN: WHICH IS THE BOOK OF
LIFE: AND THE DEAD WERE JUDGED OUT OF THOSE THINGS WHICH WERE WRITTEN IN THE BOOKS, ACCORDING TO
THEIR WORKS. (Revelation 20:12) THIS WOULD BE NEW WORKS THE THINGS THEY DO AFTER THEY ARE
RESURRECTED BY GOD BECAUSE AT ROMANS 6:23 IT SAYS, " THE WAGES OF SIN IS DEATH, BUT THE GIFT
GODS GIVES IS ETERNAL LIFE THROUGH JESUS CHRIST OUR LORD". I CAN ONLY TELL THE TRUTH...KANYE'S
MOTHER AND MILLIONS & BILLIONS HAVE A WONDERFUL AND SURE HOPE OF LIVING AGAIN.....

ITS THOSE WHO GET DESTROYED AT 'ARMAGEDDON" WHO HAVE NO HOPE. (Revelation 16:13-21)

This guy is such a phony with fake tears.....This guy has such an ego that he painted himself as the face of adam and had God create him in is bedroom so that he can look up and see his face...This is so full of it.....

He writes good songs, can't sing, and because of his name he gets away with whatever who cares who cares about what kanye does or anyone else. Doesn't anyone think about life in general its going to end were all going to die very soon so let let him prove himself to god not you. Worry about yourselves.

Lol oh please Shawball. Called the president a racist? Is that a crime or something? Who cares. "Disrupting" about 2 minutes worth of the VMAs? ZOMG, someone call the police! I bet you didn't even watch the VMAs. The rest of your complaints can almost be said of any celebrity. Kanye may have some issues, but he's nowhere near the point where he would even need a "second chance"

You make good points Superhiro. I am not on here to argue for the sake of arguing. I obviously do not like Kanye as a person very much......but believe me, about half of his songs get me out my seat. My problem with him is that he is very disrespectful......and he doesnt seem to have any consequences. And I understand this is a common theme among artists, actors, socialites, reality stars, the wealthy, etc. They think they are invincible. Breaking the law and getting away with it is almost more acceptable in my mind, because like it or not, money controls everything and you can "buy" judges......but when you are a public assh*le, and people still love you......something is wrong. Just trying to promote social order here, Superhiro.

Ok man, I can understand where you're coming from, but what I don't get is why Kanye when there's so many other obvious targets out there? Honestly? Kanye's not that bad. He's outspoken, has no manners and he's arrogant, but at least he doesn't say... beat his girlfriend like Chris Brown. I mean my point is just that there should be like 100 other celebrities on your list to complain about before you actually get to Kanye West.

I agree totally. And they ARE on my list. I just happened to catch this article and thought i would drop a note on it. And just to clarify (not that it matters)......I have a daughter and just wish the most famous people out there, that she will inevitably clutter her room with posters of, were more responsible. High hopes......and I cant even imagine what my southern white dad thought, of my huge Cypress Hill sticker on the back of my windshield when I was 16. Vicious cycle.

that, permit me say to you what eacxtly did give good results. Your article (parts of it) is certainly highly engaging which is probably the reason why I am taking the effort to opine. I do not really make it a regular habit of doing that. Second, whilst I can easily see the leaps in reason you come up with, I am definitely not confident of just how you seem to connect the ideas which inturn help to make the final result. For now I shall subscribe to your position however trust in the near future you connect the facts better.

HE REALLY DIDNT DO ANYTHING WRONG. MAYBE SHOULD BE A LITTLE EMBARISSED BUT NOTHING ELSE.. I BET EVERYONE HERE HAS DONE THINGS A ZILLION TIMES MEANER. PLUS PEOPLE MAKING FUN OF ENTERTAINERS HERE ARENT SERIOUS. WE ARE JUST HAVING A GOOD TIME.

Exactly . That's a prime example on how simple it is for everyone to be the judge. We're going to boycott West for interrupting an acceptance speech while in the REAL WORLD people are doing far worse things. Please. His performace was awesome last night and that's all that really needs to be said.

No Ash, I am referring to a man who abuses his fame. He calls the leader of his free world a racist, he disrupts live awards shows because he kisses Jay Z's a**, he is a public drunk, he disrespects females, he treats people "lower" than him as if they were dirt, and then he goes on stage and acts as if he cares. He is a spectacular entertainer......but an immature man. We all go through tough times.....and most of us change because of them. Why does he get 20 second chances? Oh thats right.....because he is a pop star.

Kanye West was going through a tough time due to the recent death of his mother and called off engagement with his fiancé. Going through all that and being a "famous popstar" isn't easy either. As a human, I figuered you would understand that. I'm not making excuses for all of his comments, though. I also don't know what you're referring to when you say "he treats people lower than him" like dirt. And why can't we give him a chance to change? Because he's a famous pop star? I'm just saying, I don't think he is a bad person.

You're right Nana Yaa, what a hack! Yellow journalism at it's best. I hate it when the facts get in the way of a good story. What's with the comments about West being the highlight of the festival. If that's really true then I'll stick with Bonnaroo and scratch Coach from my bucket list.

SERIOUSLY, This was the BEST performace at coachella... In MY opinion. He put on one hell of a show, not even stopping playing hit after hit. It was one wild night for me and i got to meet him!!!! Props kanye

you obviously don't get out much. the guy has a terrible voice and listing to him try to sing without the help of a studio is painful. try going to a show where they actually play music and sing. they kick a$% for well over 2 hours all the time. LCD Sound System played for 4 hours at MSG. kanye needs to pull a dave chappelle and disappear. he would be forgotten about in less than 6 months.

I read these remarks with amazement.. First, real men cry.. If you can't cry you have ice in your veins. Secondly, good for him to have the love and respect for his late mother. He has made several horrible mistakes, kudos to him for openly pointing them out and trying to correct them.. From what I see in many comments here is that misery is really not a good thing.. Sorry to see so many of you living in misery..

@ Doug...A man crying openly for his late mother is allright....with Kayne however I doubt it is sincere...that pathetic creature makes his living off of drama and the manipulation of the media and those around him. He is as likely to weep over a dead squirrel as his mother if he believes the medis would look favoably apaun him...he is fake.

Kannye Weat is just another Illumanati tool sent to decieve his fans...It's funny watchig him jump through their hoops after they took out his mother. That routine on stage has a different subliminal meanig..it is not HIS(kanye's) fall and rise he is celebratig, but the fall, and rise of Lucifer, and his angels when they were cast down to earth by the most high, and rose as the satanic demons that the Illuminati, and lost souls like Kanye and his fams worship. wake up people...do ot be fooled...Kanye is bought and paid for.

@kanye666, you are weeeeird!!
And I agree with Doug 100%. Real men do cry. Real men also wear pink! Kanye acts a fool but thats why we (his fans) love him! Besides his obvious talent. He's unpredictable. And to whom ever said something about charlie sheen.... Do I sense a race card being pulled?? Get a grip, NO BODY supports Charlie. *yawns* I'm bout tired of that damn race card.. Grow up.

look, despite all the BS and shady things kanye has pulled, it does not take away from the fact that he is a VERY talented artist!! we all make mistakes and do stuff we regret. i think he is a very emotional person. and if you ever saw anything about kanye prior to his mom dying, you would have seen that he really loved and respected his mom. i think its awesome that a man showed some emotion. he also said in a recent interview that he felt partly responsible for his moms death, because he moved her to LA. i think ya'll need to lighten up on kanye. like some one said below, if this woulda been charlie sheen, ya'll woulda been going crazy. smh. i wish you the best in the future kanye!!!